The new store will be an anchor tenant in Woodbridge, according to a statement.

Today we have 40 (stores), and we’ll have 41 in the fall," said Boscov’s spokeswoman Kathy Gundy, who said another location will open later this year in Maryland.

The Woodbridge Boscov’s will fill a space on the upper level of the mall formerly occupied by jewelry and home furnishing store Fortunoff.—Eliot Caroom

Tax fraud charges against Livingston man
Federal authorities have charged a New Jersey man with using the identification of a deceased tax preparer to fill out fraudulent tax returns.

New Jersey’s U.S. Attorney announced today that 46-year-old Todd P. Halpern of Livingston faces tax fraud and identity theft charges.

A message left for Halpern’s attorney was not immediately returned.

Prosecutors say Halpern prepared and electronically filed 657 fraudulent federal income tax returns from 2009 through 2010. He allegedly used the identification number of a dead tax return preparer from A & V Financial of Guttenberg, a business that Halpern purchased in 2008.

Halpern’s also accused of using stolen taxpayer identities to receive tax refunds directly into his personal bank account.